Well ... it is a little known fact that the US of A is slowly converting to metric ... inch by inch.
Fred K6DGW David Toepfer wrote: > > Not that any of it really matters. > > dt > . > > --- David Toepfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Everyone seems to be missing my point, which is, all of these things are > > designed and fabricated in metric specs. The machine tools are made in > > factories to metric specs, but when the but the dials on them or the labels > > on > > them they are converted to english so we sad american masses who just > > cant/wont > > work in metrics can understand. I can, for example, make a 1/2" bolt by > > makeing it 12.7mm. My point is, the machining specs are actually in metric, > > but the end result is marketed and labeled in english. If the US was not > > the > > huge economic power house and consumer it was all of the rest of the > > countries/companies of the world would not coddle us on issues like this as > > they do. > > > > dt > > . > > > > --- Bob Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Toepfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > I recall reading somehere a while ago that absolutely all precision > > > > instruments/tools are fabricated in metric and the only thing that is > > > english > > > > is the labels and the specs which are all converted to english. > > > > > > Have you checked your car? 95% of the nuts and bolts in my 88 Chevrolet, > > > made in Texas, were metric. > > > > > > Bob Baxter AA7EQ > > > Bisbee, Az. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Elecraft mailing list > > > Post to: [email protected] > > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [email protected] > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
